Bent
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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A Sub-Trope of Improvised Weapon, a hook is a curved or bent device for catching, holding, or pulling, while a crook is an implement having a bent or hooked form, such as a shepherd's staff.
Source: Hooks and Crooks -
Interestingly, it goes from straight and needle-like to hooked and bent.
Source: Sinister Schnoz -
It's much easier to demonize an evil outsider inexplicably hell-bent on getting Little Johnny hooked to drugs than to talk about the fact that the people who are actually likely to be encouraging him to try will be his friends and peers.
Source: The Aggressive Drug Dealer
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Hooked and Bent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bent/hooked
Bent & Hooked. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bent/hooked>.
Hooked or Bent. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bent/hooked.
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